lung: NCCTG Lung Cancer Data
Description
Survival in patients with advanced lung cancer from the North
Central Cancer Treatment Group. Performance
scores rate how well the patient can perform usual daily activities.format
ll{
inst: Institution code
time: Survival time in days
status: censoring status 1=censored, 2=dead
age: Age in years
sex: Male=1 Female=2
ph.ecog: ECOG performance score (0=good 5=dead)
ph.karno: Karnofsky performance score (bad=0-good=100) rated by physician
pat.karno: Karnofsky performance score as rated by patient
meal.cal: Calories consumed at meals
wt.loss: Weight loss in last six months
}source
Terry TherneauReferences
Loprinzi CL. Laurie JA. Wieand HS. Krook JE. Novotny PJ.
Kugler JW. Bartel J. Law M. Bateman M. Klatt NE. et al.
Prospective evaluation of prognostic variables from patient-completed
questionnaires. North Central Cancer Treatment Group.
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 12(3):601-7, 1994.